Chesco Crime Watch: Tuesday's police blotter

COATESVILLE – Two men stole hundreds of coins from local vending machines Monday night, according to the Coatesville Police Department.

Late Monday night, police said they stopped a car near 5th Street and Diamond Alley that had been driving without headlights. The passenger of the car, 32-year-old Robert Swarts of York County, was wearing a hooded sweatshirt on that looked as though there was something heavy inside the pocket, according to police.

After officers checked Swarts’ pocket, they found hundreds of loose coins, mainly quarters, police said. Swarts told officers that it was his coin collection and he was looking for a place to exchange them. Police said officers thought that the explanation was strange since both Swarts and the driver, 50-year-old Nelson Greene of York County, lived more than an hour away.

Police said after further investigation officers learned that the two men had been driving around and stealing coins from local vending machines. Officers also found that Greene was in possession of marijuana and Swartz had an Oxycontin pill, according to police.

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Police said both men were charged with theft and drug possession.

COATESVILLE

• Coatesville Police said that overnight on Monday police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of West Lincoln Highway for a reported domestic dispute. After officers arrived, police said that Manuel Estrada of Coatesville was cited for harassment.

• Coatesville Police said that officers were advised by constables on Monday that Laquan Davis, a 23-year-old Coatesville resident, was in the 300 block of Lumber Street. Police said Davis had an active bench warrant for his arrest. According to police reports, Davis was taken into custody without incident and turned over to constables.